Craig Breen was born on 2 February 1990 and lived until 13 April 2023 and was an Irish rally driver, who last competed part-time for the Hyundai team in the World Rally Championship (WRC).
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He won the 2012 Super 2000 WRC, scoring class wins in the Monte Carlo Rally, Wales Rally GB, Rally France, and the Rally of Spain.
Breen won the WRC Academy Cup in 2011, winning his first event at the 2011 Rallye Deutschland and sealing the championship with a win at Wales Rally GB.
The Academy title went down to the last stage, with Breen and Estonian rally driver Egon Kaur ending the season, both on 111 points, Breen then won the title on count back of stage wins, 39 to 14.
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Breen won the 2021 Rentokil Historic Rally in Killarney, Kerry, Ireland in his BMW M3 E30.
Breen died on 13 April 2023 after an accident during a pre-event test, ahead of the 2023 Croatia Rally.
Craig Breen Obituary
We are sad to announce the passing of Craig Breen of the Hyundai team in the World Rally Championship (WRC). Craig Breen died at age of 33 on (2 February 1990 – 13 April 2023). Craig died following a crash in testing for next week’s Rally Croatia. The funeral date will be announced soon.
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